New Homes Pilot Program

First WaterSense labeled new home in Chapel Hill, North Carolina

University City Magazine recently profiled the first family to move
into a home built to the Single-Family New
Home Specification. For more information, please read the article(3 pp, 1.4MB, About PDF).

In August 2008, WaterSense launched the New Homes Pilot Program.
Seven builders are participating in the pilot program and have committed
to building at least one new home that meets EPA's Draft Single-Family New Home Specification:

Vanguard Homes unveiled the first new home to meet EPA's
draft criteria for water efficiency and performance in November
2008. Houses built to the draft new homes specification include
WaterSense labeled toilets and bathroom faucets and
ENERGY STAR labeled appliances
and other water-efficient features indoors, as well as water-efficient
landscaping outdoors. WaterSense labeled homes are built to use
20 percent less water than conventional new homes.

With the release of the Final Single-Family New Homes Specification, builders across the country
can apply to earn the WaterSense label for their new
homes. Homeowners who purchase a WaterSense labeled new home can
save more than 10,000 gallons of water per year in addition to significant
energy and financial savings from using less hot water.